Wale - The Pessimist Lyrics
[Jerry:] Oh so there's still hope?
[George:] I don't want hope, hope is killing me. My dream is to become hopeless.
When you're hopeless you don't care, and when you don't care, that indifference, it makes you attractive
[Wale:]
Who am I to change perception?
If a nigga kill a nigga he's another statistic
If his skin's a little different they gon' say it was self defense
Nigga feelin' hopeless
Starin' at the idiom box, riddle me this
If a killer was a nigga would niggas still really care
Cause niggas worser than Zimmerman livin' life everywhere
Niggas hopeless
Small niggas with big tools
Couldn't get to Harvard, hard work, he hard whipped
Are hard to live through
When you hopeless
What we gotta do to be winnin'?
Cause all the schools gettin' closed
Dribble a little, coach, shootin' at a foe
Cause they chargin' them to hoop at community center
My nigga, hopeless
25 bands, he was shootin' not a damn givin'
Cousin threw a couple grand at some dancers
Throwin' back their fat ass, is my glasses confused?
We're the hopeless
America's dream and nightmare in the same being
Even when being polite here
Niggas try to bring me down, the life of a pioneer
Lightyears worth of hopeless
Celebrities celebratin' disgust me
The cerebellum invaded with all these fresh things on
Watchin' "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" as we speak
Nigga we hopeless
Okay, the Steebie show is on
And so my broad rollin' weed now she's mad at me
Cause she seen a scene with Rasheeda baby father
Said, "You niggas all hopeless"
[Hook - J Cole:]
Got a pocket full of lint again, but it make no difference to me
Fallin' out with my friends again, but it make no difference to me
Goddamn I'm hopeless
Oh man I'm hopeless
Got no gas in my tank again, but it make no difference to me
Overdraft at the bank again, but it make no difference to me
Goddamn I'm hopeless
Lord knows I'm hopeless
Still I pray
[Wale:]
Nigga feelin' hopeless
Like a Penny with a hole in it
We as empty as a corazón of a widow
From a soul that she don't know when he's comin' home
He don't got no limit, hopeless
What's a purple heart to a hurt head?
He done done 12 years, he was told 6
Prolly go back in a minute, ain't shit here
Nigga so hopeless
Thoughts are ravaging in the whole crib
Now he post-traumatic and always on the edge
On the pills, some bills, two kids, one leg
Nigga so hopeless
A lot of black cops always clap back
And some foul white cops always on deck
Playin' race card, guarantee you'll make a blackjack
Nigga so hopeless
Cause we ain't 'posed to ever have shit
And we ain't vocal as rap
Niggas cause we don't mope unless we trap hits
Nigga hopeless
Look at what I go through to show you
Niggas respect money, money respect power
And power, we never given unless
A nigga catch, shoot or dribble
We are hopeless
Nah you ain't out here for the culture
You finna riot, without a purpose
You ain't a mothafuckin' rider, you a fuckin' token, posin'
Nigga hopeless
Of course not literal
But why complain about the man
When a nigga with my skin
The same problems with them I had
Is out there killin' niggas too?
Eat your food, nigga
[Hook]
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Wale The Pessimist Comments
3 years too late, but better late than never
I cried so hard @1:01 "where's the ambulance"
Thank you for the shedding light. If Society does not begin to change for the better for everyone, "we hopeless." The lyrics, this video - profound! Preach Wale & J. Cole!
This video gets the best of me.. I'm mix with white black and native.. Black people are still here. I can't say the same for Natives..
Banging! Powerful video....👊👊
Fuck, J Cole chorus touching me.
This song ain't reach a million views after so many years? fuck black people around the globe, yall would rather embrace shit that is dividing and destroying us than shit that is building us, this should be our anthem as black people but not even a million of us took time to listen? We have the power to be at the top of the food chain but we choose to be at the bottom? fuck black people man really...
Wtf!!! Omg!!! #eyeopener
Hard to watch but TRUTH .
Anyone in 2019?
Wale is so underrated‼️ Damn shame! Wale is a amazing artist period 💪🏽‼️‼️ My 3 favorite Wale, J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar ‼️‼️🎯🎯🎯
I'm from South Africa ,North West, Bloemhof .and lately we have been experiencing a high rate of black against black crime. Such music helps one to maintain the vision. Simply because at the end of the day the society kills a teenager . which is wrong ! We need more community leaders not killers!
Shout out to Wale and Cole
Much love from South Africa , black people are suffering across the globe
Can we just love each other black people??
I feel like my generation is not inspiring enough to the next generation. Man it's just sad. I'm from South Africa never been to the US but this video is very sad
My heart feel. Physica pain. Watchin😪😥😥😥😥😴😴😴😴this. .....saw Pcs😈babaloyn 😈😈😈😈NVR give up the fight. Hah ppl 😘😘😘🐽
Black struggle is real, guys😢
I am from South Africa. I found myself crying coz this is real to us too.
Wake up, African brother!
Wake up, black sister!
I love yal!!✊🏽
Rest In Peace Nipsey Hussle 🙏🏾
Real hip hop
Thispringday^ I said Ty for a quality post
Thanks so much Wale
Dam y am I just seeing this ..
Truly fear for my son 😖
I cant believe this shit ain’t got a million views yall niggas sleep #bars 🔥 🔥
Bra this some bullshit man.
Love this song
This just smacked my soul this morning, this song got me through it all.
2019 I HAVE HOPE IN YOU AND I 💚 THE WORLD EVEN IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME ✌🏾
Man, I couldn't watch but this shit it so real!
Song and video is deep deep deep.
We pray the rest catch up on Wale.
my 3 favorite rappers j. cole wale wiz khalifa !!!! legends since day one
classic
This gave me chills
This is a deep video.😡😢
https://youtu.be/hHx5lPwZ8Eg
Easily his best song. It is highly underappreciated
If your reading this I help something good happens today
this video seriously brought me to tears at work. what does it take to realize that our way of living is not okay and the things we idolize shouldn't be so?
Wale best song!
Black killing black that's a mess corrupted by the system we no longer no who we really are
wale - big songs
God bless the oppressed and give them strength to overcome the oppressor.
golden shit never gets old
BACK AT IT AGAIN 🔥🔥🔥 -LAZ https://youtu.be/ohWYXaGFCus
This just makes me soooo sad.... I wish Africa could do something about this------
NEXT RAPPER OUT OF DALLAS Tx
🔥🔥🔥
LAZ
https://youtu.be/_fJm07mysHI
Yeah it is what it is
Those fuckers put thumbs down go F*** self haters.
Amazing track . He is talented
That bridge ....
Got no gas in the tank again but it makes no difference to me.
Where did he find that melody wtffffffff
“Look at what I go through to show you.” This line is so deep....
This is deep
Muncha maldad
i expected less views, this is not the kind of hip hop they don't want, the kind with a positive message.
THANK YOU MARC TYLER
Why we so Angry but we being shitted on by the government as well as those who supposed to protect us. Preachers preying on the women boys and girls,where is the Righteous in the Land. On the Mike , dribbling a ball ,acting in movies,scoring touchdowns Naw ! Final Answer Jesus Christ Over Everything-fact Now Pull Up
We Killin our babies by abortion,human trafficking,drugs ,gangs, domestic violence,black on black Killins,police brutality. JESUS CHRIST OVER EVERYTHING- ONLY ANSWER 2018 and Beyond.......Peace
This Video is touchy, one cant check it out and not wonder y all this is happening. Black against Black!
This was deep cuz - slept on, even by me
loved the seinfeld bit in the beginning
216 2 15 19
pain :(
Such food for thought,am from South Africa watching this and contemplating bout what damage white folk has caused destruction to a black man's moral being and mental state,all for self gain and profit.God bless us,reunite,love ones self and others and move foward as the black community
Black lives matter
The Album about nothing is arguably Wale’s best body of work 🏆
The Gifted >
United we will not stand dats just the way it is life goes no nmw
Deuteronomy 28:15-68 then watch this video, and then go read it again, and after that go here israelunite.org
You forgot heartbroken.
2018 best song ever.
I loved this song from the first time I heard it💯
I LOVE IT ! THE SONG SO INSPIRING😩😩
Great song too back black people still wont ever rise up and stop being cowards. They are more loyal than my dogs. Useless space in america
Just in the last week in my neighborhood 4 young guys were killed by other young black guys. Its sad because as the streets talk I hear it was all over some nothingness. I saw these young brothers every day. I know their families. We have to do better people. We cant only complain about white cops killing us all the while we kill each other at an astounding rate. All over a bunch of BS. When are we gonna take pride in ourselves instead of our belongings
When are we gonna start teaching our youngins about our history and our gteatness and the responsibility that comes with the greatness of being black. C'mon yall...we CAN do better. We have to or else. Or we'l be extinct in the future. And dont think its not possible. We see the extinction of animals. It only takes time...time to become better or time to become a distant memory. It all starts with the man/woman in the mirror. Please my beautiful people...lets rise up and take our natural place in this world as the elegant, beautiful, loving, LEADERS that we are
This was powerful 🙏🏾 thank you
..........wow.......... like im speachless. keep it real yall
Very hard to watch the beginning 😫🤦🏽♀️
powerful shit in a beautiful media.... emotions provoked!!!
Good job wale,we need more of these kind of music right now. You still one of the best to me salute 🙌🏾👊🏾✊🏾
Dopest video ever...but it's the saddest truth.
Heard 1000 times every times feels like the first time. Sad😳 but True. My People #WakeUp😲😲😲😲😲
Its not the official video....but its official...
It's more than deep, it's real. It's real life and it won't change if we don't change it.
I'm 41yrs old this shit has never stopped. Just put on the back burner. It's a green light on black folks now. Remember that....
Like a penny wit a hole in it
Can´t beliave I had not see it yet.
Does it ever occur to the black people that our problem has never been the skin color but our line of thought?
Walls of nature's (natrueones) naturals need to be protected before our needs.🌴
Truly a statement
Wale🏆
The day is coming, and it is here. This bullshit must stop.
He done done 12 years, he was told 6. Prolly go back in a minute, ain't shit here ...we ain't 'posed to ever have shit
Dope track I swear, but am hopeful
2018 listening, still chills! #classicWale
This video is real as fuck but sickening. Very sickening.
Fire,shouldve had colin kapernick take a knee at the end